With the rainy, cloudy weather — all dominated by the intense news coverage of the death of Pope John Paul II — it hasn’t been the most uplifting past couple of days. Since we can’t add much more to what’s been said or written about the late pope, we’ll do a survey of obituaries and headlines on the jump. But first, here’s what you may have missed on DCist. — If you’re late for…

DCist was in the house last night as Graham Coxon, the man Stephen Street once called “the best guitarist on the planet,” brought his solo show to the Black Cat. We’ve had Graham’s latest solo offering, Happiness In Magazines, in heavy rotation in our iPod for quite a while. Much like the show last night, it’s full of clever lyrics, lo-fi Brit-Poppy goodness and some very impressive fret work. The show ranged from sugary…

In addition to the HFStival announcement, there are a few other bits and pieces floating around — and we’d just hate ourselves if we didn’t tell you about them. First off, an eagle-eyed reader let us know that tickets for the Bright Eyes/The Faint are already on sale. Though the two shows on Thursday, May 26 and Friday, May 27 haven’t been posted on the 9:30 Club’s home page, you can hit up their sales…